Back in October and December we ran a very generous promotion with Amazon Business.  For a limited period, it is now back. If you sign up, for FREE, to Amazon Business you can save £50 on your .....

Back in October and December we ran a very generous promotion with Amazon Business.  For a limited .....

3 Feb 20193 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

We have seen a lot of promotions for The Economist magazine over the last couple of years.  These generally involve buying a one-year subscription with up to 13,200 Avios points thrown in as a .....

We have seen a lot of promotions for The Economist magazine over the last couple of years.  These .....

2 Feb 20192 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 68 comments

This is an update on the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah following my brief return visit. I was in Dubai for 36 hours this week, a trip which was heavily disrupted by the Curve / Amex news .....

This is an update on the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah following my brief return visit. I was in Dubai .....

2 Feb 20192 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 73 comments

This is my review of the Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights hotel. The review of my previous night at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah is here. I was flexible about where I spent my 2nd night, .....

This is my review of the Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights hotel. The review of my previous night at the .....

2 Feb 20192 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ page lists 16 different credit cards in the UK which offer travel rewards.  For the beginner to this hobby, however, there is one obvious piece of plastic to .....

Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ page lists 16 different credit cards in the UK which offer travel .....

1 Feb 20191 February 2019 by Rob Burgess

oneworld held a major media event in London on Friday morning to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the airline alliance.  All 13 CEO’s were meant to attend and most of them did make it, .....

oneworld held a major media event in London on Friday morning to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the airline .....

1 Feb 20191 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

I did an article last April on sweet spots in the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer frequent flyer scheme.  This was based on discussions I had with reader Andrew, a UK expat and long-term HfP reader who .....

I did an article last April on sweet spots in the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer frequent flyer scheme.  This .....

1 Feb 20191 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 88 comments

Australian Business Traveller, of all people, has got exclusive images of the business class seat that Aer Lingus is using on its new A321LR fleet. Aer Lingus has 14 of these aircraft on order.  .....

Australian Business Traveller, of all people, has got exclusive images of the business class seat that Aer .....

1 Feb 20191 February 2019 by Rob Burgess • 91 comments

The Crowne Plaza Resort Colchester is leaving IHG. Here is a hotel update for a property we have mentioned occasionally.  The Crowne Plaza Resort Colchester – Five Lakes, one of the few IHG .....

The Crowne Plaza Resort Colchester is leaving IHG. Here is a hotel update for a property we have mentioned .....

1 Feb 20191 February 2019 by Rob Burgess

Here is a full list of the articles we published in January 2019.  Click through to read them in full: Curve’s version of what happened with American Express No more Avios earning or redeeming on .....

Here is a full list of the articles we published in January 2019.  Click through to read them in full: .....

31 Jan 201931 January 2019 by HfP team

Following on from our coverage of Curve and its split with American Express, the blog post below was published on the Curve website on Thursday morning. As few of you will find it there by chance, I .....

Following on from our coverage of Curve and its split with American Express, the blog post below was published .....

31 Jan 201931 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 280 comments

Flybe and Avios announced yesterday that the Flybe / Avios partnership will come to an end on 30th April.  The full details are here. This is not hugely surprising, given the imminent takeover of .....

Flybe and Avios announced yesterday that the Flybe / Avios partnership will come to an end on 30th .....

31 Jan 201931 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 52 comments

Air Belgium, which has been operating some Dubai and Abu Dhabi flights for British Airways in recent months, has got a more high profile contract. From 1st April to 8th June, BA184/185 from London .....

Air Belgium, which has been operating some Dubai and Abu Dhabi flights for British Airways in recent months, .....

31 Jan 201931 January 2019 by Rob Burgess

Do we have a picture of the new British Airways Club World seat? Reader Dave left a note in our comments yesterday which I found interesting.  I wrote an article highlighting a BA survey which .....

Do we have a picture of the new British Airways Club World seat? Reader Dave left a note in our comments .....

31 Jan 201931 January 2019 by Rob Burgess • 86 comments